mx5 ground up restorations

GROUND UP RESTORATIONSPAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

​Fresh Import or Ground up Restoration?If you are wanting a car that is in 'As New' condition then it has to be a ground up restoration as opposed to a fresh Import.Why?​Fresh imports always look good underneath as they have not been exposed to any salt unlike a car that may have been imported 5, 10 or even 20 years ago - however, we have had many freshly imported cars into our workshop that customers have paid lots of money for but need a great deal of work to bring them up to the standard of our fully restored cars. As an example, a few months ago we had a customer that was not happy with the brakes on his fresh import that he paid £8k for and after looking at the brakes, they had the worst worn discs I had ever seen on a MX5. Also the water pump leaked and the cam belt was the original belt even though the car had done over 120K miles. . We have seen other fresh imports that have sustained impact damage, others that have had obvious paint touch ups that have been done to a very poor standard.

All our ground up restorations uses completely original shells that had had no welding or modifications and are as good as they left the factory. We completely strip the bodyshell therefore when the shell is undersealed, every square inch is covered. We also do complete cavity wax oil spraying so the inner sills are protected as much as possible against future corrosion. If you consider these points along with the fact that the complete shell is painted inside the boot and the engine bay, the car is probably better than it was prepared in the factory

​Have a look on our projects page for details of previous Restoration projects that will have a full pictorial history of the build.

Next steps​Check our 'Cars for Sale' page or our 'Projects' page to see if we have any restoration projects available. If not then let us know you what you are looking for and we will attempt to source you perfect car. Call us any day of the week on 07780468805 or 01361 883727 if after 6pm, or complete our contact form.